| No way there are enough Polish characters for me to have any clear opinion on it ;_; I'd definitely be happy to see more of them though! |
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| if such a multiracial character were to exist, i would definitely favour them |
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| I'm sure Japanese people feel all fuzzy and nice inside when they see a character that's Japanese. As for me.. I also feel all nice and fuzzy inside. But than again the only characters that I can think of the top of my head that are my race are all from yaoi anime so not sure how I feel about that, not that there's anything wrong with yaoi but still. HMMMMM... ok sure |
| I haven't seen a character about my country, though I've seen a scene in Charlotte anime in the last episode about Philippine slums where people speaks perfect English, that was fucking hilarious since only educated people can speak English in my country, even I admit that I can't speak it nor write it easily. Besides that Slum speaking English, everything else is perfect |
youseikiDec 24, 2017 9:48 PM
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| Though I notice sometimes my country and some provinces or city's names are mentioned, I never found any character from my country... So... I feel nothing... Because there's nothing to feel... Lol XD |
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| It varies. So far, I've liked nearly all of the character designs for American females. Most common seems to be blonde & busty. Personality traits commonly used for American characters aren't always flattering, so that aspect can be "meh" sometimes. Sometimes I get a chuckle out of the American characters, sometimes I just cringe. |
 You're never too old to watch anime. If I ever stop watching anime, check my pulse I'm likely dead. I wake up with coffee & anime, I go to sleep with coffee & anime. Sorry if my sarcasm is bad, it's not my first language. |
| i never seen anime that depicts my nationality unfortunately. but i've seen one anime that depicts my hometown, Jormungand. they depict it pretty good i would say |
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| Recently watched a couple of clips from Sakura Quest and Tari Tari, I was actually surprised at how good their Spanish was, I'm used to hearing really bad English being used in anime and was afraid people would make fun of them or something. The accent was spot on, and the whole thing about Spaniards speaking Spanish and making everything awkward is something I'm used to seeing actually, we are notorious for being the chatty and amicable, yet careless and loud kind of people. This line especially: "But why are they running away? we're a bunch of nice guys!" Wow look at that confidence, the charm of the Spanish they say! |
| My nationality is a Filipino but I never seen yet anime character who is a Filipino. |
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| I don't feel particularly special when a (U.S.) American shows up in anime, since they're not too uncommon. Though, as @Irisumi points out, they tend to be golden-blond hair blue eyes types...which is actually not very common in the United States in real life. Darker shades of blond and brown hair really is more common. (Is there an anime series with an American who has brown hair and hazel eyes?) Ironically, despite being semi-common, the (U.S.) Americans that show up in anime are sometimes stereotyped, usually (at least in military settings) as a bit louder and a bit more presumptuous than the rest of the cast. Which I guess describes some of us, usually the ones that embarrass the rest of us. (I'm not even going to mention the obvious example because lol political flamebait.) And the ones who aren't stereotyped (and some who are) tend to be gratuitously described as half-American half-Japanese or some other combination, as if the nationalities of their parents really determines that much of their personality. (Note: in real life, it doesn't.) That said, I tend to view anime characters through a "culture-neutral" lens most of the time -- they're not even really Japanese even if the thing is set in Japan, in the same way a Japanese person in real life is Japanese to me. A character in a reasonably well-written story allows me to put myself in their shoes, and thus experience the world from their perspective -- so a lot of things that'd identify something as "Japanese" just feel "domestic" instead, the same way I wouldn't bat an eye at seeing trappings of American culture, as an American. Besides, Japan is a first-world country with many similar traits, everything from a modern first-world level of technology to having commercialized Christmas. Anime series generally don't go out of their way to point out unique features of Japan all the time. So aside from really specific but superficial features, e.g. onsen, kimonos, etc., the only really major difference is that stories set in Japan tend to be more frequently urban than ones set elsewhere, and this is a difference that's only apparent now that I think about it. Oh, and the entry doorways of residential units (houses and apartments) have a lowered step where people put their shoes. I really like this and wish houses and apartments here in the U.S. had this as a standard feature. (It occasionally shows up but is not a popular feature.) Because I take my shoes off in my house. Keeps the place much cleaner. @Pharmakon you may be interested in this thread I posted a little while ago: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1685016 . I'm curious to see how Latin America is depicted in anime and there are just so few examples I can think of. |
GlennMagusHarveyDec 25, 2017 12:16 AM
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| There are hardly any anime characters who share my nationality. |
BannoBunka_snork said: most surprising to me was "deutsu" being based in the German word for German (deutsch) As far as I know, it's based on the Dutch word for German ("duits"), though. And it's written "doitsu". It's certainly neat when German characters appear, but it doesn't automatically make me like a character. At most, I find them more interesting at the beginning. But in the end, it's the characters personality that matters. I'm also not a big stickler for "correct" representation, especially because most works in all countries suck at portraying foreign characters. Hell, I find anime's depiction of Germans often better than most Western ones, if only they tend to be less cringy. |
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| Romania here. All the anime characters that share my nationality are vampires. Sometimes stereotypes are strange... |
| Only character I know of that shares my nationality is Irina Jelavić from Assassination Classroom but I haven't seen that anime so I can't tell how I feel. |
| I like anime characters for their personalities and not for their nationality, race, species (had to add this one), constitution (had to add this as well, haha), religion, sex or sexual orientation. Hrybami said: I've never seen a Canadian in anime, but if it happens that there's one then I wish that the character is kind. There are quite a few Canadians in anime. And since you mentioned the word 'kind', the first name that came to my mind was Pete Pumps. And he WAS kind. (Notice how I emphasized on WAS). If my memories serve right, there are many characters from the Gundam franchise who are from Canada. Including the first Gundam pilot Ray Amuro. And Gundam IBO's Earth Base was in Edmonton, Alberta. So those who joined Tekkadan's Earth Base were probably Albertan. Not that they were noteworthy. And if he counts as well, Canada IS bona fide Canadian. LOL. Oh, and if he counts as well, Shirokuma is considered as one of the nicest characters ever but I haven't seen him serving coffee so I wouldn't know. And since we all know that Logan is Canadian, then that would probably mean the anime version of Wolverine is Canadian as well. Never saw the anime. Not have any intention of watching it either. |
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| I'd be surprised if I'd ever see a Sri Lankan in an anime lol |
| "In this world, wherever there is light – there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exists, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars, and hatred is born to protect love." -Madara Uchiha  |
| My country mostly only mentioned in some anime, like in first eps of Black Lagoon. And if there are some characters with the same nationality with me, usually only as passerby. But I remember one character from Hajime no Ippo manga, a strong young boxer from my country, but it was kinda weird. First his name is Wally, totally not a name for people from my country. Second he live in a jungle like a tarzan; yes, there are still tribes in my country that live deep in forest far from cities, but still not living like tarzan... |
| Don't like it? Just stop watching/reading it. Why become a masochist that keep going through something you don't like and bitching in the end of it? |
| I feel that they're heavily stereotyped, which is strange since most of the population here doesn't represent that stereotype. |
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| Im german so attack on titan characters are my brothers |
| Feels pretty nice; I get a bit more invested either time a Brit or someone from China is on screen. As these, along with Americans, tend to be some of the most prolific foreign characters, I can live quite vicariously through them. It's also funny to see some of their stereotypes and characterisations :) |
| The only character with my nationality is from Hetalia. He's cute, what can I say. |
Katsu-kunDec 25, 2017 10:20 AM
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| Never seen any characters from Poland. |
| I'm not aware of any Koreans in anime other than in the accursed YOI |
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| I have seen some references to my country (Argentina) and that is enough to make me feel my country was "noticed" |
| Japanese people don't even know that Dominican Republic exists. I will die and there won't be a dominican character yet. |
| There's not an Anime yet that shares my nationality but hopefully it will be soon :D |
BaneofKermit said: I'm not aware of any Koreans in anime other than in the accursed YOI What about North Koreans? https://myanimelist.net/anime/1329/Ohoshisama_no_Rail |
yoshh_w said: The only Czech character I know is Emil from YOI and I liked him. He was happy and friendly and I'm glad he was in there although he wasn't really important for the story. A good chunk of Genocidal Organ is set in Prague, lots of touristy little details! https://myanimelist.net/anime/23279/Gyakusatsu_Kikan |
Lemon said: BaneofKermit said: I'm not aware of any Koreans in anime other than in the accursed YOI What about North Koreans? https://myanimelist.net/anime/1329/Ohoshisama_no_Rail I don't recall seeing any North Koreans either |
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| Usually too stereotyped for my taste but not enough to get offensive. |
 One man is no more than another, if he do no more than what another does. |
| Im Australian and I haven't really seen any Australian's in Anime. The only one I have seen was in the dub of Yu Yu Hakusho where Chu from the Dark Tournament was played with a generic Australian accent. It was the stereotypical view of us but I didn't really mind it actually. |
| Well, when I see a finnish character, I'll go "TORILLA TAVATAAN" and get this heck yes -feeling, I guess. After that it will be fun to watch and see what kind of character they are, although it may be a bit annoying since they usually aren't really like the typical finnish person. |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Hell is kinda impressive :D «Your borscht really took my heart.»  |
GoliardDec 25, 2017 1:30 PM
Worth a watch. Sympathy value for Japanese occupiers cranked to the max but at least it's cute. |
| I've noticed that, similarly to most other non-Japanese characters, Russians in anime tend to come in two categories: 1) heavily stereotyped (snow, vodka, ballet, military) OR 2) have their origin only mentioned in passing, without it having any impact on their personality or role in the story. I tend to laugh (or cringe, depending on the severity) at the first ones and to treat the second basically the same way as any other (Japanese) characters, though with a somewhat heightened interest in them. The only anime I've seen so far that resorts to neither type was YOI (people seem to mention it on here a lot, huh?), where we even got a total of *six* (Viktor, Yuri, Mila, Georgi, Yakov, Lilia; plus Anya, if you count her, in which case it's *SEVEN*) named characters, all of whom are distinctly Russian without becoming caricatures. Sure explains why I have such a fond spot for it. But yeah, it's nice seeing someone who looks (or behaves, thinks, etc) like you. Apparently, representation really DOES matter! |
| "I stocked this for our last meal. So let's enjoy white rice tonight. But not all of it. We still have tomorrow and the day after that." ~Houjou San "Anywhere can be paradise, as long as you have the will to live. After all, you are alive, so you will always have the chance to be happy." ~Ikari Yui "Life is suffering and pain. The world is cursed, its people are cursed, and yet we still wish to live." ~Osa |
| the only american character that comes to mind is america from gay countries arguing over who is the gayest in an offensive matter and he's annoying so like |
Edward Elric > your waifu  |
shanimebib said: I like anime characters for their personalities and not for their nationality, race, species (had to add this one), constitution (had to add this as well, haha), religion, sex or sexual orientation. Hrybami said: I've never seen a Canadian in anime, but if it happens that there's one then I wish that the character is kind. There are quite a few Canadians in anime. And since you mentioned the word 'kind', the first name that came to my mind was Pete Pumps. And he WAS kind. (Notice how I emphasized on WAS). If my memories serve right, there are many characters from the Gundam franchise who are from Canada. Including the first Gundam pilot Ray Amuro. And Gundam IBO's Earth Base was in Edmonton, Alberta. So those who joined Tekkadan's Earth Base were probably Albertan. Not that they were noteworthy. And if he counts as well, Canada IS bona fide Canadian. LOL. Oh, and if he counts as well, Shirokuma is considered as one of the nicest characters ever but I haven't seen him serving coffee so I wouldn't know. And since we all know that Logan is Canadian, then that would probably mean the anime version of Wolverine is Canadian as well. Never saw the anime. Not have any intention of watching it either. Wow thanks a lot for all these inputs! |
| Alucard from Hellsing is one of the coolest anime characters so I approve. The twins from Black Lagoon on the other hand made me want to commit seppuku. They're the worst, and not even them as characters, but the mere concept. Romania from Hetalia is funny and eccentric, I like him. Ah yeah, there are also two vampire lolis named Tepes from different anime series... Japanese people really like their lolis. |
| Well... myself being dual nationality (English/Japan) I expected hardly any representatives of people like me, but surprisingly there's quite a few, and most of them for some reason are posh, elitist girls. I see English/Japan tends to be a sign of wealth and/or beauty, with members of the opposite gender flocking to those characters... Ha, I wish. I guess I could relate to characters who are American/Japanese, although the MC of Haganai is not one of them, as the nature of his character is simply because he lives in Japan, and I unfortunately do not. :/ In retrospect, I think the main reason dual national characters in general are unrelatable for me is because they live in Japan. And I could talk about when I see English characters, but someone's done that, and Japanese characters but... we have a problem there. |
| Never seen a Croat in anime, but it would be awesome. (Well, if he isn't a freak or somethin') |
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| Oh look, he has the same nationality as me...noice. |
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RedInfinity said: Absolutely, Historie is a manga focusing on a time period in ancient Greece. I loved the main character a lot more due to his background than I probably would have otherwise. Hrybami said: I've never seen a Canadian in anime, but if it happens that there's one then I wish that the character is kind. Akage no anne is the anime for you then. I had to look it up and I realized that it's an adaptation of a famous Canadian Book. I had no idea that it received a Japanese adaptation. Thanks. |
I think Lotte is quite a stereotypical Finn in Little Witch Academia but in a good way. I felt indeed proud about all the Finnish references in the whole series and about Lotte's Finnish character.  She looks like an authentic Nordic young girl, not specifically Finnish but it's not that important. Caciulacdlac said: Romania here. All the anime characters that share my nationality are vampires. Sometimes stereotypes are strange... I think this stereotype is the winner. No contest. |
annmaryjayDec 25, 2017 3:21 PM
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